ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6604662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rialto, California

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.6%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute33.8 min → 31.9 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 7.8%▲ 2.4 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit1.2% → 1.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 75.0%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±1.4 pp
Carpool13.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 45,942 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate104,143± 77 MOE
Workers age 16+45,942± 1,455 MOE
Workers with travel time42,367± 1,344 MOE
Estimated home workers3,575± 504 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.